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A South Linden man whose accomplice was fatally shot as they were robbing a home pleaded guilty
yesterday to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery.

Carmeore L. Johnson, 26, of McGuffey Road, also admitted to two gun specifications. He’s
expected to be sent to prison for eight years under a sentencing recommendation by prosecution and
defense attorneys as part of his plea agreement.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Daniel T. Hogan said he intends to follow the recommendation
when he sentences Johnson on June 6.

Johnson is one of four defendants accused of participating in a break-in and robbery at 1323
Cascade Court on the West Side that led to the death of their accomplice, Jonathan L. Milton, 23,
on Nov. 20.

Under Ohio law, a defendant can be charged with murder if an accomplice dies while they are
committing or fleeing from a crime.

Assistant Prosecutor Scott Kirschman said Milton and Johnson were shot by one of the occupants
of the apartment, Edward Finnell, who grabbed his own gun when he saw the armed robbers. Milton was
shot in the neck and died three days later. Johnson survived a bullet wound in his torso.

Raymond McGhee, 26, of S. Warren Avenue on the Hilltop, and Deshawn D. Farr, 22, of N. Wilson
Road on the West Side, are awaiting trial in the case. Both are charged with murder, aggravated
robbery and aggravated burglary.

Kadijiah C. Robinson was 17 when she led the group to the address, where she told them that
marijuana was sold. After she knocked on the door and was let inside, Milton and Johnson followed
her in and pulled guns on Finnell and a roommate, police said.

In January, Robinson pleaded guilty in Juvenile Court to delinquency counts of involuntary
manslaughter, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary. She was committed to the Department of
Youth Services for five years but can’t be kept past her 21st birthday.